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This early work by Sigmund Freud was originally published in 1905 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious' is a psychological work on the effects on the mind of jokes. Sigismund Schlomo Freud was born on 6th May 1856, in the Moravian town of Príbor, now part of the Czech Republic. He studied a variety of subjects, including philosophy, physiology, and zoology, graduating...
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Cogito ergo sum. "Penso, logo existo." Tal proposição resume o espírito de René Descartes (1596-1650), sábio francês cujo "Discurso do Método" inaugurou a filosofia moderna. Em 1637, numa época em que a força da razão tal qual a conhecemos era muito mais do que incipiente, e em que textos filosóficos eram escritos em latim, voltados apenas para os doutores, Descartes publicou o "Discurso do Método", redigido em francês. Ele defendia o...
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This collection of personal correspondence provides a rare window into the private life of the toweringnineteenth-century philosopher.
Friedrich Nietzsche was the most iconoclastic philosopher of modern history. He is known to the world as the scathingly brilliant provocateur behind such foundational works as Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, and Twilight of the Idols. This was Nietzsche as he addressed himself to the public. But in this...
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A philosophical critique of how society encourages us to avoid risk when we should instead accept it.
When Anne Dufourmantelle drowned in a heroic attempt, to save two children caught in rough seas, obituaries around the world, rarely failed, to recall that she, authored In Praise of Risk, implying that her death confirmed, the ancient adage that to philosophize is, to learn how to die. Now available in English, this magnificent book indeed offers...
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Reexamining Emmanuel Levinas's essays on Jewish education, Claire Elise Katz provides new insights into the importance of education and its potential to transform a democratic society, for Levinas's larger philosophical project. Katz examines Levinas's "Crisis of Humanism," which motivated his effort to describe a new ethical subject. Taking into account his multiple influences on social science and the humanities, and his various identities as a...
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"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy" is your comprehensive guide to unlocking the transformative power of CBT, equipping you with practical strategies to overcome challenges, manage emotions, and cultivate a resilient mindset. Grounded in evidence-based techniques, this book empowers you to reshape negative thought patterns, fostering a life of greater happiness and fulfillment.
• Foundations of CBT: Explore the core principles of Cognitive Behavioral...
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If you feel an intense pressure to be perfect, this evidence-based workbook offers real strategies based in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you develop a more balanced and healthy perspective. Do you hold yourself-and perhaps others-to extremely high standards? Do you procrastinate certain tasks because you're afraid you won't carry them out perfectly? If you've answered "yes" to one or both of these questions, chances are you're a perfectionist....
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A philosophical and theological study of the eucharist in the Catholic Church.
Emmanuel Falque's The Wedding Feast of the Lamb represents a turning point in his thought. Here, Falque links philosophy and theology in an original fashion that allows us to see the full effect of theology's "backlash" against philosophy.
By attending closely to the incarnation and the eucharist, Falque develops a new concept of the body and of love. By avoiding...